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Questions tagged [nano]

nano is a text editor for Unix-like computing systems or operating environments using a command line interface.

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How do I select all text from a file with nano?

I open a file in Ubuntu nano editor from the comand line and I want to copy all the contents of the file so I can paste it in an another application outside the shell. So far I can only copy using shift on the screen that is visible but not on all…
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Git on Mac: How to set Nano as the default text editor?

When I'm using Git on Mac and need to do a rebase, the Vim editor kicks in by default. I would prefer Nano – could someone please explain how to reconfigure Git to make it use Nano for rebase?
Dimitri Vorontzov
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How to paste into nano from clipboard?

I have an Ubuntu server hosted by Vultr which I am interacting with remotely using their provided terminal. I would like to know how to paste from my clipboard into nano, which I am using to write the code for my server. I have tried Ctrl+U but this…
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Find next command in nano?

I use CTRL+W then Enter every time, is there a "Find Next" command in nano?
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Copying from one file to another using nano editor

How do I copy a few lines from one file to another file using the nano editor?
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How to input hash (#) symbol to terminal?

I'm running Ubuntu Server as a virtual machine (using VirtualBox) on my mac. Normally on the Mac, I'd press alt + 3 to input the hash (#) sybmol. However, if I do this in my Ubuntu Server's console, it gives me "Unrecognized Command" when inside…
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Accidentally added a character outside of a comment in sudo file on Mac, sudo not working any more

I made a mistake in terminal, and now every time I use sudo, I get the error message: sudo: unable to initialize PAM: Invalid argument I know what I messed up, which is adding a character outside of a comment in the following file:…
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How to install the nano CLI editor on Windows 10?

Didn't DOS used to have an "edit" or something? I'm used to nano, like nano, and want to use nano. Does it install on Windows 10? https://showtop.info/install-nano-text-editor-windows-10-command-prompt/ The download brought me to some spam, and…
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How to exit with an error code from nano?

When using vim for “replying” to some program – typically git – it can be useful to deliberate exit with error, to abort the entire action that opened the window. Like $ git commit -a # vim opens, showing me the staged files and asking for a commit…
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Editor for 'git bash' on Windows (editor for mingw/msys+mintty)?

I am using 'git bash' for Windows (from 'git for Windows') which in turn consists of mingw+msys and a mintty. This mingw installation contains a 'vi' editor which works in the mintty. Good. Question: Are there any other editors available which run…
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How to copy and paste selected text in nano on a Mac?

I’m using nano in iTerm2, I can mark the text using ctrl+^ but I'm not able to copy and paste the text. I know that ctrl+k can be used cut the entire line. What is the keyboard shortcut for copying only marked text in nano?
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Set nano as a default editor over Vim

Every time I login to ssh terminal to edit files I execute the command export EDITOR=nano How Could I set nano as default editor so I shouldn't execute this command anymore
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Updating to latest nano text editor

Currently using Debian 8 and preinstalled is nano 2.2.6, I wish to update nano to the latest version which is 2.7.1. I tried apt-get remove nano and installing again using apt-get install nano, but it is still version 2.2.6.
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Is there a way to make Nano support auto-complete and auto-bracket closing?

Does anyone know if there's a way to make nano support auto-complete and auto-bracket closing?
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Open a Console Based Editor with limited access

I have a script that will be executed through SSH. My SSH server is configured to always trigger this script, so the user doesnt have access to actual machine. One of the features of this script is to edit a file, I wonder if there is a way to…
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